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The Blossoming Of Etsuko Kamiya (Kamiya Etsuko No Seishun) (Country: Japan; Year: 2006; Director: Kazuo Kuroki; Stars: Tomoyo Harada, Masatoshi Nagase, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Manami Honjo, Kaoru Kobayashi)
Despite the prospect of marriage to an army engineer, a country girl falls in love with a kamikaze pilot.
Bubble Fiction: Boom Or Bust (Baburu E Go!! Taimu Mashin Wa Doramu-Shiko) (Country: Japan; Year: 2007; Director: Yasuo Baba; Writer: Ryôichi Kimizuka; Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Ryôko Hirosue, Hiroko Yakushimaru)
The invention of a time machine leads to a mother and daughter being sent back to 1990 to try and prevent Japan's financial crisis.
Castle Under Fiery Skies (Katen No Shiro) (Country: Japan; Year: 2009; Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka; Writer: Yoshi Yokota, based on the book by Kenichi Yamamoto.; Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Shôzô Endô, Saki Fukuda)
In 1576, a master carpenter is commissioned to create the most spectacular castle Japan has ever seen.
Hula Girls (Hura Gâru) (Country: Japan; Year: 2006; Director: Sang-il Lee; Writer: Sang-il Lee, Daisuke Habara; Stars: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yû Aoi, Shizuyo Yamasaki)
A group of young women aim to help their struggling town by creating a Hawaiian themed tourist attraction.
Kaidan Horror Classics (Ayashiki Bungo Kaidan) (Country: Japan; Year: 2010; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto, Sang-il Lee, Hirokazu Kore-eda)
Three tales of terror from leading Japanese directors.
Mai Mai Miracle (Mai Mai Sinko to Sen-nen no Maho) (Country: Japan; Year: 2009; Director: Sunao Katabuchi; Stars: Mayuko Fukuda, Nako Mizusawa, Ei Morisako, Manami Honjo)
Inspired by her grandfather's stories, a little girl has fantastic dreams about the town where she lives.
Ninja Kids!!! (Nintama Rantarô) (Country: Japan; Year: 2011; Director: Takashi Miike; Writer: Yoshio Urasawa, based on the manga by Soubee Amako.; Stars: Shidô Nakamura, Naoto Takenaka, Susumu Terajima)
Martial arts action fun for younger viewers as kids at an unusual school get caught up in a feud.
Rebirth (Yôkame No Semi) (Country: Japan; Year: 2011; Director: Izuru Narushima; Writer: Satoko Okudera, based on the book by Mitsuyo Kakuta.; Stars: Hiromi Nagasaku, Mao Inoue, Eiko Koike)
After a relationship turns sour, a woman runs away with her child, hiding from the authorities.
United Red Army (Jitsuroku rengô sekigun: Asama sansô e no michi) (Country: Japan; Year: 2007; Director: Kôji Wakamatsu; Writer: Kôji Wakamatsu, Masayuki Kakegawa, Masayuki Kakegawa; Stars: Maki Sakai, Arata, Akie Namiki, Go Jibiki, Maria Abe, Anri Ban, Kenji Date, Yuki Fujii, Yoshio Harada, Len Hisa)
Docu-drama brilliantly reconstructs the most troubling episode in the bloody history of Japanese student-radical extremism.
Zero Focus (Zero No Shôten) (Country: Japan; Year: 2009; Director: Isshin Inudou; Writer: Seicho Matsumoto; Stars: Ryoko Hirosue, Miki Nakatane)
A young woman begins to uncover dark secrets as she searches for her husband who has disappeared shortly after their wedding night.
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